The Natural and Built Environment Bill and Spatial Planning Bill will make resource management issues worse and should be withdrawn, Federated Farmers has told the Environment Select Committee. “Farmers agree […]
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Feds’ request to Hipkins: slow down, prioritise
Slow down the legislative programme, get it right and concentrate on those things that will help families and businesses prosper. That’s the request from Federated Farmers to Chris Hipkins as […]
Daft Punk or more The Who?
By Mark Hooper, Federated Farmers resource management spokesperson “Faster, cheaper, better resource management.” These were the words that led Minister Parker’s press release when introducing two new bills to Parliament […]
Environmental lens needed for regional spatial plans: Upton
Regional spatial plans need to work in tandem with environmental caveats that protect rivers, wetlands and the coastline, said Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton. Speaking at the Resource […]
Rebuild the RMA but give community time to contribute
Federated Farmers has long believed Resource Management Act reform is overdue but is concerned by the speed and scale of the rebuilding proposed today. “We should be able to get […]
